|
Oba Herschberger |
50s |
Male |
2000s |
Moultrie |
|
Amish farmer, Holstein dairy and Belgian horse breeding |
|
Nate Janssen |
30s |
Male |
2000s |
Lake |
|
Manages large dairy operation at Golden Oaks Farm |
|
Jim Burrus |
50s |
Male |
2000s |
Morgan |
|
Raises grass-fed beef and organic chickens |
|
Jim Kinsella |
60s |
Male |
2000s |
McLean |
|
Farmer widely regarded as father of no-till farming |
|
Stephen Scates |
70s |
Male |
2000s |
Gallatin |
|
Senior partner in large family farm near Ohio River |
|
Lloyd Johnson |
60s |
Male |
2000s |
Madison |
|
Retired African-American farmer and gospel singer |
|
Cavan Sullivan |
20s |
Male |
2000s |
Menard |
|
Raises pheasant, quail, deer, and bison on small farm |
|
Ellis Vanderpool |
70s |
Male |
2000s |
Cass |
|
Beekeeper who sells honey at Springfield farmer's market |
|
Edward Van Drunen |
70s |
Male |
2000s |
Kankakee |
|
President of Van Drunen Farms (herbs, food processing) |
|
Wayne "Ren" Sirles |
60s |
Male |
2000s |
Union |
|
Operates Rnedleman Orchards (peach, apple, nectarines) |
|
Wayne D. Sirles |
40s |
Male |
2000s |
Union |
|
Manages packing shed at Rendleman Orchards |
|
Edward Russell |
60s |
Male |
2000s |
Johnson |
|
Operates new vineyard and winery: Bella Terra Winery |
|
Dr. Debra Reid |
40s |
Male |
2000s |
Coles |
|
Associate Professor of History at Eastern Illinois University |
|
Sam Meteer |
< 20 |
Male |
2000s |
Menard |
|
State Vice President of FFA in Illinois, 2007-2008 |
|
Timothy Reed |
30s |
Male |
2000s |
Jersey |
|
Agriculture teacher at Southwestern High School |
|
Charles Ross |
60s |
Male |
2000s |
Morgan |
|
Farmer who raises and shows Montadale sheep |
|
Mark Johnson |
40s |
Male |
2000s |
DuPage |
|
Agricultural Specialist for Kline Creek Farm |
|
Harry Rhodes |
40s |
Male |
2000s |
Cook |
|
Executive Director of Growing Home, Chicago |
|
Parris Brewer |
40s |
Male |
2000s |
Cook |
|
Marketing Coordinator for Growing Home, Chicago |
|
Roy Harrington |
80s |
Male |
2000s |
Rock Island |
|
Retired mechanical engineer for John Deere & Company |
|
Brian Holst |
40s |
Male |
2000s |
Rock Island |
|
Manager of the John Deere Collectors Center |
|
Neil Dahlstrom |
30s |
Male |
2000s |
Rock Island |
|
Author of The John Deere Story (2005) |
|
Dr. Peter Goldsmith |
40s |
Male |
2000s |
Champaign |
|
NSRC Soybean marketing |
|
Ewell Brauer |
60s |
Male |
1970s |
Cass |
|
Farmer recalls changes in farming methods in the 1900s |
|
Evans Cantrall |
80s |
Male |
1970s |
Sangamon |
|
Farmer recalls rural life in the late 1800s and early 1900s |
|
Michael Johnson |
50s |
Male |
2000s |
Carroll |
|
Tree farmer and professional landscape photographer |
|
Stephen Black |
60s |
Male |
2000s |
Greene |
|
Operates a 5th-generation Sesquicentennial Farm |
|
Chris Eckert |
30s |
Male |
2000s |
St. Clair |
|
President of Eckert's Orchards, Inc. |
|
Bert Aikman |
90s |
Male |
1970s |
Montgomery |
|
Farmer and railroad man recalls childhood in late 1800s |
|
Walter Culver |
80s |
Male |
1970s |
Menard |
|
Farmer discusses mechanization and other changes in the 1900s |
|
Gray Herndon |
80s |
Male |
1970s |
Sangamon |
|
Springfield lawyer recalls childhood on the farm |
|
James N. Price |
60s |
Male |
1970s |
Lawrence |
|
Farmer and oilfield worker recalls family dairy farm |
|
Karl Boekenhauer |
70s |
Male |
1980s |
DeKalb |
|
Farmed until the 1950s, then became a feed salesman |
|
Jack Kuhn |
40s |
Male |
1980s |
DuPage |
|
Born on a dairy farm, farms with wife, sons, and brother |
|
Bill Gommel |
70s |
Male |
1980s |
DeKalb |
|
Farmer discusses changes in farming since World War II |
|
Howard Lanan |
70s |
Male |
1980s |
DeKalb |
|
Operates farm established by his grandfather |
|
Orrin Pauling |
70s |
Male |
1980s |
DeKalb |
|
Farmer discusses impacts of Great Depression and World War II |
|
Luke Bridger |
70s |
Male |
1980s |
DeKalb |
|
Began farming in 1931, built large operation (>1000 acres) |
|
Paul Gebhart |
50s |
Male |
2000s |
Christian |
|
Organic chickens, turkeys, and cattle |
|
Mike Latting |
50s |
Male |
2000s |
Kankakee |
|
African-American farmer and rodeo operator |
|
John Thurman |
40s |
Male |
2000s |
Kankakee |
|
African-American farmer in economically challenged area |
|
Michael Scully |
80s |
Male |
2000s |
Sangamon |
|
Applied principles of biodynamics and organic farming |
|
Dr. LeRoy Biehl |
90s |
Male |
2000s |
Champaign |
|
Emeritus Professor; Swine Extension veterinarian |
|
Russ Jeckel |
80s |
Male |
2000s |
Tazewell |
|
Pork producer who pioneered hog confinement |
|
Jay Johnson |
40s |
Male |
2000s |
Morgan |
|
Organized large-scale train shipments of corn to Texas |
|
Jose Martinez |
40s |
Male |
2000s |
St. Clair |
|
Mexican migrant worker at Eckert's Orchards |
|
Martin Mauricio |
30s |
Male |
2000s |
St. Clair |
|
Manager of migrant workers at Eckert's Orchards |
|
Robert Wieneke |
40s |
Male |
2000s |
Calhoun |
|
Produces peaches, wine and small grains |
|
Doug Parrett |
50s |
Male |
2000s |
Champaign |
|
Professor of Animal Sciences at UIUC |
|
Charles Hartke |
60s |
Male |
2000s |
Effingham |
|
Former Director of Illinois Department of Agriculture |